In his 2009 book Home Boy, HM Naqvi unravelled the way 9/11 changed the lives of three immigrant men from Pakistan. The book won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and earned rave reviews. Naqvi, a slam poet and writer based out of Karachi, is one of the speakers at the ongoing digital version of Jaipur Literature Festival. He spoke with indianexpress.com about his own negotiations, the role identity plays in his writing, and what he seeks to achieve through his work. Excerpts:Your novel Home Boy chronicles the way the lives of three immigrant Pakistani men change post 9/11 in New York.

Source: Indian Express February 27, 2021 12:00 UTC